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A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942
A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942

A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942

Mark EngebretsonMark EngebretsonSeptember 17, 2017
Beat the Sunday Scaries: Your Ultimate Guide to UMN Libraries This Fall
Beat the Sunday Scaries: Your Ultimate Guide to UMN Libraries This Fall

Beat the Sunday Scaries: Your Ultimate Guide to UMN Libraries This Fall

Kate PetersonKate PetersonAugust 20, 2026
Search to Synthesis: Library Research Workshops for Graduate Students – Fall 2026
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Search to Synthesis: Library Research Workshops for Graduate Students – Fall 2026

Search to Synthesis: Library Research Workshops for Graduate Students – Fall 2026

Kate PetersonKate PetersonAugust 12, 2026
Cataloging the tangled web of serialized novels
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Cataloging the tangled web of serialized novels

Cataloging the tangled web of serialized novels

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesAugust 7, 2026
NAA Projects and Staff: Processing the Rapson Archives and more
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NAA Projects and Staff: Processing the Rapson Archives and more

NAA Projects and Staff: Processing the Rapson Archives and more

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesAugust 5, 2026
AllA Matter of FactsAnnie's BlogArchives and Special CollectionsBerman Upper Midwest Jewish ArchivesBorchert Map LibraryCharles Babbage InstituteChildren's Literature Research Collectionscontinuum-2017continuum-2018continuum-2019Contours of the Premodern WorldCurrent ExhibitsElemental FactsExhibit VideoFeatured Blog PostFeatured EventFriends ForumFrom the ArchivistGivens CollectionHealth Sciences LibrariesImmigration History Research Center ArchivesImpact Report 2022James Ford Bell LibraryKirschner CollectionLibrary staff recall a job well doneMigration and Social Services CollectionsNewsNorthwest Architectural ArchivesOpen Access at the U of MPast ExhibitsPerforming Arts ArchivesPrimary SourceryProfiles of FriendsRead This Book!RecipesRenderingsSecrets of the ArchivesSherlock HolmesSocial Welfare History ArchivesSpecial Collection and Rare BooksThe Toaster BlogTretter CollectionU of M Radio on Your Historic Dial PodcastUncategorizedUniversity ArchivesUpcoming ExhibitsUpper Midwest Literary ArchivesVideoWangensteen LibraryYMCA Archives
A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942
A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942

A Campus Divided: Progressives, Anti-Communists, Racism, and Anti-Semitism at the University of Minnesota, 1930-1942

Mark EngebretsonMark EngebretsonSeptember 17, 2017
How the Northwest Architectural Archives Helped to Discover the Location of the 1874 Globe Mill on Minnehaha Creek
How the Northwest Architectural Archives Helped to Discover the Location of the 1874 Globe Mill on Minnehaha Creek

How the Northwest Architectural Archives Helped to Discover the Location of the 1874 Globe Mill on Minnehaha Creek

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesAugust 5, 2026
Student Stories: Time Travel, Mysteries, and Connections
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Student Stories: Time Travel, Mysteries, and Connections

Student Stories: Time Travel, Mysteries, and Connections

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesAugust 5, 2026
Collection Focus: Morell & Nichols Landscape Architects
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Collection Focus: Morell & Nichols Landscape Architects

Collection Focus: Morell & Nichols Landscape Architects

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesAugust 5, 2026
PAWS study break back at Wilson Library for fall semester
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PAWS study break back at Wilson Library for fall semester

PAWS study break back at Wilson Library for fall semester

Kate PetersonKate PetersonAugust 5, 2026
Expanding ecology with a free textbook and an international friendship
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Expanding ecology with a free textbook and an international friendship

Expanding ecology with a free textbook and an international friendship

Adria CarpenterAdria CarpenterAugust 5, 2026
Unwind & Recharge: Free Friday Mat Pilates at Wilson Library!
Unwind & Recharge: Free Friday Mat Pilates at Wilson Library!

Unwind & Recharge: Free Friday Mat Pilates at Wilson Library!

Kate PetersonKate PetersonAugust 4, 2026
New workshop improves AI literacy for K-12 educators
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New workshop improves AI literacy for K-12 educators

New workshop improves AI literacy for K-12 educators

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesJuly 31, 2026
Seeing Science: Botanical Wall Charts from the Andersen Horticultural Library
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Seeing Science: Botanical Wall Charts from the Andersen Horticultural Library

Seeing Science: Botanical Wall Charts from the Andersen Horticultural Library

Karen Carmody-McIntoshKaren Carmody-McIntoshJuly 31, 2026
Raindrops on Roses: A Few of Our Favorite Things
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Raindrops on Roses: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Raindrops on Roses: A Few of Our Favorite Things

Karen Carmody-McIntoshKaren Carmody-McIntoshJuly 31, 2026
How the Archives Began: A Brief Review
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How the Archives Began: A Brief Review

How the Archives Began: A Brief Review

University LibrariesUniversity LibrariesJuly 29, 2026

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